Improvement in washing-machines



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P. 0'. McCUNE. Washing-Machine. No. 214,436. Patented April 15, I879.

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Washing-Machine. No. 214,436. Patented April 15, 1879.

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N. PEIERS, PHOTO LlTHOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON. D C,

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

PARDON C. MCGUNE, OF MOUNT ETNA, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT I N WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 214,436, dated April 15, 1879; application filed August 16, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1,1ARD0N (J. MoOUNE, of Mount Etna, in the county of Adams and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Machine for Washing and Ghurning, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a washing-machine which will be efficient for the said purposes, and to do the work by mechanism that can be easily operated; and, further, to construct the machine in such a manner that it can be used for churning butter by a slight change of the parts.

My invention relates to a revolving platform on which the tub is to be placed, and a reciprocating lever that carries a' pounder for pounding the clothes, and the said platform and pounder may be operated simultaneously by a treadle and connections.

The working of the machine causes a pounding action on the clothes, combined with a revolving motion of the tub. Thereby every part of the clothes is acted upon and cleansed.

When the machine is used for churning, a dasher is substituted for the pouuder, and the churn placed on the revolving platform. A wringer is attached to the frame of the machine in a convenient position for use, and so that the water wrung out shall run into one tub and the clothes into another.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved machine. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a view showing the machine as adapted for churning. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views of the disconnecting-rod.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

a is the bed of the machine, supported on legs b. c is a double-crank shaft, that has bearings in the standards d d, near one end of bed a. e is a fly-wheel upon shaft 0, outside of standard d,- and e is a pulley on the opposite end of shaft 0, where it projects through standard d. f is a treadle, pivoted at f in the legs I) b, beneath bed a, and it is connected by a pitman, g, to one crank of shaft 0. h h are posts or standards rising from bed a, at the end opposite to standard d, and connected together at their upper ends by a crossbar, h, that carries a block, 6. The block 2' projects above the bar h, and has a vertical mortise in it. It is a lever, one end of which passes into the mortise in blockc', where it is held by a pin, k, that is the fulcrum of lever k. There are two or more holes in both lever is and block 1', whereby the height and length of lever k can be adjusted by changing the pin is. The lever It extends the length of bed a, and passes at its outer end through the slotted upper end of standard d, and it is connected outside of standardd by a pitman, l, to one crank of shaft 0. The connection of pitman l to the crank is made by a slot in the end of the pitman I, that is passed over the crank-pin, and is hcld in position by a swinging latchf 'm, which prevents the pitman Z from leaving the crank. They may be disconnected by turning the latch m. l is a button on pitman l, that holds the latch m in place. at is a horizontal table or platfor1n,'preferably circular, that is supported above the bed a by a vertical shaft or arbor, n. The arbor n passes through the bed a, and has a hearing at its lower end in a bracket, 0, attached to the under side of bed a. p is a miter, friction, or gear wheel keyed on shaft 9:. q is a horizontal shaft, which is journaled in the bracket 0 and one of legs b, and carries a second miter-wheel, p, engaging with friction-wheel p. The shaft q also carries a small pulley, q, that is in line with pulley e on shaft 0, so that a belt may pass from g to 0, suitable holes in bed abeing provided for that purpose. 1 is a friction-wheel that turns on a pin,- r, in a bracket, 8, on bed a. The position and size of wheel 4 are such that it bears against the edge of platform a, and also comes adjacent to the side of pulley e. s is a spur or projection on'pulley e, which comes into contact with wheelr at every revolution of pulley c, and an intermittent revolution is thereby imparted to platform a. t t are wringer-rollers, that are held in the posts h h by the roller-shafts passing into a vertical mortise, u, in each post h. The shaft of wringer-roll t rests upon the bottom of mortises u, and a sliding box in each groove u above the shaft of upper roller, it, supports the ends of a spring-bar, u. o is a spring, such as a coiled wire or a block of rubber, at the upper side of bar u, and the bar a is held midway of its length in the mortised lower end of block 1'. This construction is similar to ordinary clothes-wringers. The lower roller, 2, is provided with a handle, 1', on its shaft, outside post 1:. 1c is a shelf, pivoted at u" between posts h,below the wringer. When turned down in the position shown in the drawings, a tub may be placed upon it to receive the clothes from the wringer; or it can be turned up vertically out of the way. 3 is an inclined metal plate, fixed between posts It, just below roller 2. It is inclined inward, to cause the water from the wringer to run into a tub placed on platform 11.

The machinery described, when used for washing clothes, will have a pounder, a attached, as shown in Fig. 1, to lever Ir, so that the pounder hangs directly over the center of platform 01. The pounder a is hung by its rod 1), that has a mortise at its upper end passing at each side of lever k, aml a pin, 0 is passed through a hole in the sides of the mortise,and engages with the hooked end of spring (1 which is attached to lever k. This connection permits the rod IF to give endwise, and there are a number of holes provided for pin 0", whereby the pounder can be adjusted. The spring (I is sustained by a strap or loop, 1", passing around lever I; and beneath spring (1*.

The pounder a is oblong in shape, (see Fig. 4,) and the face which comes in contact with the clothes is grooved, as seen in Fig. 5, to form air-cells, and its action upon the clothes is to force the water through the interstices ofthe cloth and expel the dirt.

A tub is to be placed on the platform n, and the clothes to be washed placed therein. The treadle is then to be operated, and a reciprocation thereby imparted to lever k and pounder a while at the same time an intermittent motion is given to platform n and the tub.

When the washing is completed the poumler a may be removed by raising lever I. and disconnecting rod 11 The pitman I can be disconnected from its crank by turning latch m, and lever k may then be raised out of the way.

\Vhen the machine is used for churning, the churn is to be placed upon platform 11, and

the dasher-statf 0 connected to lever k by passing a pin, f, on its upper end into a hole that is bored vertically through lever k. The dasherstaff 6 is in two parts connected by a hinge-pin, g which construction permits the dasher to be turned up out of the way while the churn h is being placed or removed; and to hold the staff rigidly when turned down, a pin will be inserted in a hole, It, so as to prevent the stafi' from turning on its hinge.

After the churn and dasherare in place, a pin is to be passed through a hole, P, in post d, and through a hole provided in lever is, and the lever A- and dasher will thus be held rigidly. The pitman l will be disconnected when the machine is used for churning, and also the friction-wheel rremoved. A belt will be placed around pulleys 0 and q, and the operation of the treadle will cause a rapid revolution of platform a and churn h.-

It may be preferable sometimes to make use of the belt from pulley e to q when washing instead of depending on the friction-wheel r as a means for turning the tub.

The churn may be of wood or metal, and is provided with internal vertical ribs, between which and the stationar Y dasher the cream is broken.

I do not limit myself to the details of construction set forth, as they may be varied without departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patcut- 1. The combination and arrangementof the platform 12, friction-wheel 'r, pulley e, crankshaft c, fly-wheel e, pitman l, lever k, pitman g, and treadle f, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

1.. The shaft g, miter-wheels p p, and pulley q, in combination with the shaft 0, pulley c, pitman g, treadle f, and platform a, the pulleys a q being connected by a belt, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

IARDON COOK MCCUNE.

Witnesses A. I. LEAP, H. L. LIN'I. 

